Castle Crashers

PEET?

I'm working on a pic for a friend with every character, boss and pet in Castle Crashers. There's a lot more than I expected. :P I will update here and on my blog.  

Initial rough layout and sketch:

Main characters line work:

Sketch 1 of basic composition with all the main characters and bosses:

Color test for main characters using Jesse Turners technique from Viking Squad:

Current linework progress. All the characters in. I just need to add the last of the pets (90%)... so many pets... 

RN

Hello. Very nice designs, there's a comic book quality to them.

PEET? said:
Color test for main characters using Jesse Turners technique from Viking Squad:

Can you elaborate on that? What is that technique exactly?

PEET?

The technique is simply using a flat color layer then duplicating and darkening it. Then erasing out the highlights to reveal the original color and leaving the dark areas to sell shadowing. Super simple for speedy results.

EricElwell

Cool! I love Castle Crashers' style and humor. Looks like a lot of tedious line work for the final image. How much time have you put into it so far? 

PEET?

@Ericewell: I'm also a big fan of their humor. I spent a bunch of time moving around and composing the characters which was the challenging part. Once I started the line work, its auto-pilot, chill time. This is the most relaxing type of art for me. I probably spent about 15 hrs on the line drawing. 

PEET?

I finally found some time to finish coloring this chaos.  

_Hofsta_

I love everything about this. Great game, fantastic execution of the art style.